Phthalates are a huge class of chemicals with a wide spectrum of industrial uses, from the
manufacture of plastics to food contact applications, children's toys, and medical devices …

Phthalates are plasticizers in various products and regarded as endocrine disruptors due to
their anti-androgen effects. Environmental occurrence and toxicities of parent phthalates …

Phthalates (diesters of phthalic acid) are widely used as plasticizers and additives in many
consumer products. Laboratory animal studies have reported the endocrine-disrupting and …

Disregarding the rising alarm on the hazardous nature of various phthalates and their
metabolites, ruthless usage of phthalates as plasticizer in plastics and as additives in …

Objective We performed a systematic review of the epidemiology literature to identify the
male reproductive effects associated with phthalate exposure. Data sources and study …

It is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid exposure to man-made endocrine disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) and environmental toxicants. This escalating yet constant exposure is …

Phthalate diesters are a diverse group of chemicals used to make plastics flexible and are
found in personal care products, medical equipment, and medication capsules. Ubiquitous …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are substances present in the environment that can interfere
with normal hormonal balance and thus exert potentially adverse health effects on the …

The decline in semen quality has been the subject of an animated debate. A recent
prospective study now irrefutably shows a decline in semen quality in men from Finland, a …

Background: In animals, some phthalates impair male reproductive development and
function. Epidemiological studies have reported inconsistent evidence of associations …